August 19, 2014, by Deepa Kumari Veerasingam
Commonwealth Summer School 2014
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) is pleased to partner with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) in hosting the 4th Commonwealth Summer School on 17 – 24 August 2014.
The ACU is the world’s first and oldest international university network, established in 1913. A UK-registered charity, the ACU has over 500 member institutions in developed and developing countries across the Commonwealth. Drawing on the collective experience and expertise of our membership, the ACU seeks to address issues in international higher education through a range of projects, networks and events.
4th Commonwealth Summer School
Global Food Security: Can We Feed a Growing World?
The Commonwealth Summer School aims to provide a forum to bring together students from every corner of the Commonwealth to discuss multidisciplinary issues of global importance. A key element of the Summer School is its desire to mix local/regional students with those who may have never had the opportunity to leave their own regions.
Why Food Security?
The world’s population is predicted to hit 9 billion by 2050 and the UN estimates that food production will have to increase by 70% to meet the growth in demand. Issues pertaining feeding the world’s ever expanding population will be at the heart of the 4th annual Commonwealth Summer School’s programme, designed to take a multidisciplinary look at one of the major issues of our time.
Top speakers and facilitators will help to frame the key issues and challenges allowing participants to learn, interact and work across countries, regions and disciplines to build international research connections.
Participants will journey through various aspects of food production, looking closely at distribution, environmental management, migration, biotechnology, farm management, supply chains, nutrition and health policy in the process.
Delegates will have the opportunity to observe the reality of food management, experience first-hand the food and supply chain, and immerse themselves in the challenges of food production. Through a series of workshops, group work and field-based learning, delegates will look at how food gets from farm to fork.
Recap of Activities – Sunday, 17 August 2014
Arrival of the first batch of delegates on Sunday, 17 August 2014.
Arrival of the first batch of delegates on Sunday, 17 August 2014.
Arrival of the first batch of delegates on Sunday, 17 August 2014.
Registration and accommodation check-in.
Social interaction and networking during registration and accommodation check-in.
Social interaction and networking during registration and accommodation check-in.
Social interaction and networking during registration and accommodation check-in.
Campus tour, led by student ambassadors.
Campus tour, led by student ambassadors.
Campus tour, led by student ambassadors.
Campus tour, led by student ambassadors
Campus tour, led by student ambassadors.
Taking pictures of the campus is a must!
Dinner at Semenyih Lake Country Club. Welcome note was addressed by Ms Joyce Achampong, Director of External Engagement, ACU.
Two of the invited speakers – [from left] Dr Paul Williams, Lecturer in Soil and Environmental Biogeochemistry from Institute of Global Food Security, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK & Professor Richard Warrick from International Institute of Agri-Food Security, Curtin University, Australia, and Founding Director of CLIMsystems Ltd, New Zealand.
One of the student ambassadors with one of the delegates.
A group photograph during dinner at Semenyih Lake Country Club.
Another group photograph during dinner at Semenyih Lake Country Club.
Boarding the bus to return to campus after dinner.
To all the speakers and delegates, welcome to the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.
Selamat datang ke Universiti Nottingham Malaysia Kampus
Looks like you have been busy with the camera!
Looks great so far and, from what I have seen, it has been very succesful.
Hope the rest of the week goes well.